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Hamburg (dpa / lno) - The British virus variant has been detected in five other corona-positive employees at the Airbus plant in Hamburg.

The spokesman for the health authority, Martin Helfirch, said on Thursday evening to the German press agency.

According to scientists, the mutation, which is more infectious, has now been detected in seven Airbus employees.

Last weekend it became known that 21 employees at Airbus had tested positive for the corona virus.

Quarantine was ordered for around 500 employees.

A total of twelve infections with the British virus mutation have been found in Hamburg since December, including five people returning from travel.

In addition, according to the information, the South African variant was also detected in another returnee.

An infection with one of the virus mutations in Hamburg has not yet become known, said Helfrich.

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